A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. guardianship for an incapacitated senior will typically arise where someone determines that a senior has become unable to care for their own person or property. Usually there is a belief that the senior is being financially exploited or about to be exploited.
Drexel LeBow students who are enrolled in full-time programs are required to be registered for a minimum of 9 credit hours per term. In general, part-time students can take a minimum of 3 credit hours per term. Most part-time students take 6 credit hours per term.
This issue is especially timely with the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act on the horizon. One policy expert, Complete College America, has recommended moving Pell Grant eligibility for full-time status from a required course load of 12 credit hours to 15.